Bloodguard
YOUR NEXT ROMANTASY BOOK-BINGE! From the same publisher as FOURTH WING!
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YOUR NEXT ROMANTASY BOOK-BINGE! PERFECT FOR FANS OF FOURTH WING!
'BLOODY UNPUTDOWNABLE' Rachel Van Dyken, author of Fallen Gods
Everything in the Kingdom of Arrow is a lie.
Leith of Grey has nothing left, except his dying sister and his battle-scarred human body, fuelled by rage and hardened by years of fighting.
So when the chance comes to fight as a gladiator in a vicious, bloodthirsty tournament, he seizes it with both hands. Winning will earn him the coveted title of Bloodguard, his freedom, and his sister's life. But only if he survives.
Then Leith meets Maeve, an elven royal who is everything he despises. Until the alluring princess offers him the one thing he needs most: victory.
But in a kingdom built on secrets and lies, hope doesn't come cheap.
Nor will his revenge . . .
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Robson (Weird Girls) sets up the power structures and politics of her Old Erth romantasy series with this epically gory and tense love story. In the wealthy kingdom of Arrow, gladiators fight for the entertainment of the populace and the nobility, suffering inhuman conditions and risking their lives for pittances of cash. Elf princess and healer Maeve, whose father rots in prison for allegedly killing her grandmother the Queen, must marry to take the throne when she comes of age. Her hatred of her most likely match, General Soro, leads her to instead champion Leith of Grey, the gladiator with the best chance of winning enough contests to become a Bloodguard, an honorary noble whom it would then be allowable for her to wed. Robson loads the story with deadly monsters, elaborate battles, evil machinations, personal secrets, and unsavory power grabs while keeping hero Leith sympathetic and easy to root for. As his politically motivated relationship with Maeve becomes a real love match, Robson alternates between the leads' perspectives to showcase the differences in their worlds. The sheer amount of death and dismemberment can be overwhelming, but Robson still manages to make the reader feel the significant losses and provides satisfaction in both the romantic and the battle scenes. This is a promising start.
